Among the highlights is the world premiere of David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises," along with the debut of Sidney Lumet's "Before The Devil Knows You're Dead," Shekhar Kapur's "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," Paul Haggis's "In the Valley of Elah," Gavin Hood's "Rendition," Tony Gilroy's "Michael Clayton," Kenneth Branagh's "Sleuth," and Paul Schrader's "The Walker."

"Captain Mike Across America," a new documentary from Michael Moore centered on the 2004 presidential election will screen in the Special Presentations collection with Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution," Julian Schnabel's "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" and Neil Jordan's "The Brave One."

The lineup also includes Renny Harlin's "Cleaner," Richard Attenborough's "Closing The Ring," and Robin Swicord's "The Jane Austen Book Club."

The festival opens on September 6th with Jeremy Podeswa's "Fugitive Pieces" and closes with Paolo Barzman's "Emotional Arithmetic" on September 15th.

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